it will help them win Oct 31, 2009
In late 1978, and more dramatically in 1979, I began to develop a disease called Wegener's Granulomatosis, but it was frequently misdiagnosed by doctors until 1980. The cause of the illness is unknown, but it appears that the body's immune system begins to attack its own tissues as though they were foreign implants. (Harper's Magazine)
New therapy for vasculitis will help patients avoid infertility and cancer Oct 18, 2009
Specifically, the study examined something known as ANCA-associated vasculitis that includes Wegener's granulomatosis and microscopic polyangiitis ... In the current study, nine centers enrolled a total of 197 patients with severe Wegener's granulomatosis or microscopic polyangiitis, two of the more common types of ANCA-associated vasculitis. (EurekAlert!)
Humor helped ease a difficult life's journey Aug 5, 2009
Preliminary results from an autopsy were inconclusive, but he had been diagnosed in 2003 with Wegener's granulomatosis, also known as vasculitis, which causes the walls of blood vessels to become inflamed, thus limiting blood flow and damaging internal organs and tissue. The condition, difficult to diagnose, strikes an estimated 1 in 30,000 Americans and is controlled with powerful chemotherapy drugs and steroids that cause their own troubling side effects. (Albany Times Union)
Azathioprine or Methotrexate Maintenance for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Mar 26, 2009
3 g per kilogram per week, progressively increased to 25 mg per week) as maintenance therapy for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitides (Wegener's granulomatosis and microscopic polyangiitis). They provide evidence-based data about both the efficacy and the safety profile of these drugs. (New England Journal of Medicine)
